The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-11-26
An ADDRESS.
70 The Democrats Of 0uachsta Parish: :

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of committee OF two y
members from each ward OF the parish.
This committee was instructed to de-
maud redress from the parish Demo- 0
.ratic executive committee In accord q
ance with the spirit of the resolutions 8
md preamble. y
In accordance with these Instructions .
. petition was framed to be signed by y
the white Democratic voters Of the
parish Democratic executive commit
tee. That petition was signed by 473 ,
white Democratic voters and reads as
follows:
10 the Honorable the Chairman and
Members of the Democratic E1ec,stive
Committee for the Parish of Olach-
tia: IL
The undersigned white Democratic
voters Of Ward No. -. respectfully re- /,
quest that your Honorable body call
parish convention at an early date,
composed of delegates from each ward,
for the purpose Of selecting delegates
to the State and Senatorial conventions
aud for the further purpose OF nomina-
ting parochial officers and to order
that the delegates to said parish con-
ventlon shall be selected by the De-
mocratic white voters of their respect
I've wards and to be chosen at u prt-i
mary election to be held In each
ward.
On November 16, 1887, the chairman
published call for meeting of the
executive committee of the parish to |
| be held November 10th, three days at |
tor the announcement. Immediately q !
meeting Of the committee of white
Democrats was called for the same day,
and every effort was made to get to-
gether the petitions, widely scattered
throughout the parish, in order to pre-
sent them to the executive committee.
These efforts were not wholly success
fol, the time between the call and the
meeting of the executive committee
being too short to admit of all the Pc
titions being gotten 10. But enough
petitions were collected 10 show that
473 white Democratic voters had signed
and we have good reason to believe
that the number of signers exceeded
500.
The committee of white Democrats
! met at the appointed time, Wards l, 2,
8, 4, 6, 6 and being represented, and
adopted the following as their PROPOSE
ton to the executive committee:
TO the Honorable, the Democratic Erec-
utire Committee of O.achita Parish :
As committee of white Democrats
appointed by authority of q meeting
Of white Democrats held at West Mon
: roe on 2sth September, 1887, and in
q pursuance of the instructions given by
q resolutions of that meeting we beg
leave to present to you the following
> propositions, submitting Herewith pc
= lions signed by 473 white Democratic
= voters of the parish.
al First, we request that there be NJ
nominations made for the parish offices
Including judge Of 9th district and dis
trict attorney.
g Second, In case the committee refuses
), this request, we ask that the prayer o
>. the petition presented herewith b.
granted, and that white Democrat
only be allowed to vote at Democratic
It primaries.
/. These propositions are made with
n view to promote the harmonious ant
united action of the party.
- w. II. ANDERs, Pro tenn Chairma
l. THos. A. GARRETT, Secretary.
III Mr., Thomas A. Garrett was desic
y mated by the committee to present tn
20 proposals and petitions to the executiv
committee.
When the executive committee me
- the chairman entered first into an 81
PLANTATION of his action In appointin
" members of the executive committe
to I'LL vacancies. He stated that
u thought he was authorized by resi-
- luton of the parish convention th'
" created the executive committee to e.
ercise this power. Not being able
D. the time to procure the proceedings
,r that convention, we were obliged
a accept his statement as true.
at The chairman, after call OF the re
cd and election of a secretary, announce
ad that the committee was ready for bu
d. mess. Mr.. Garrett then presented Il
ire proposals and petition Of white Dem
yes Gratis. A recess of twenty minutes W
re- taken, and when the conn ittee
of again called to order, Mr.. A. l.. Smi